William Bibbiani is a professional film critic and member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), the Critics Choice Association (CCA) and GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. He has written film criticism for over 20 years and written for The Wrap since 2019. He is a frequent guest on KCRW’s Press Play with Madeline Brand. He also co-hosts The Critically Acclaimed Network, a series of podcasts dedicated to new, classic and cult film and TV reviews and retrospectives. His commentary tracks and essays can be found on Blu-ray special editions for films released by Arrow Video, Shout! Factory and Umbrella Entertainment. You can follow him on BlueSky (and various other social medias).
Experience:
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‘A Family Affair’ Review: There’s Nothing Funny About Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman’s Funny Business
Joey King costars in a Netflix romantic comedy where everything is rich but the humor
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‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Review: How Lupita Nyong’o Learned to Stop Worrying and Look for Pizza
If Michael Sarnoski’s serviceable sci-fi prequel has any new ideas, it’s keeping its mouth shut
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‘MaXXXine’ Review: Mia Goth Slays in a Very Murdery Minx-Up
The actress plays a ferocious porn star stalked by a serial killer in Ti West’s stylish throwback to 1980s sleaze
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The Best Exorcism Movies That Aren’t ‘The Exorcist’
William Friedkin’s classic is the gold standard, but plenty terrifying films came after (and before)
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‘The Exorcism’ Review: The Power of Crowe Compels You
Russell Crowe gives his best performance in years as an actor overwhelmed by inner and outer demons
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‘Touch’ Review: Baltasar Kormákur Takes a Walk on the Mild Side
Pálmi Kormákur and Kōki costar in a quiet, sweet romance that takes place in two time periods: 50 years ago and during the COVID lockdown
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‘Inside Out 2’ Review: Anxiety Attacks in a Mature, Sensitive Pixar Sequel
The worthy but inconsistent follow-up to the animated classic adds Maya Hawke and Ayo Edebiri to the cast of emotions
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‘The Cranes Call’ Review: Documentary’s Hunt for Russian War Criminals Is the Stuff of Studio Thrillers
Tribeca 2024: Laura Warner’s film follows criminal investigators with a riveting cinematic flare
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‘Diane von Fürstenberg: Woman in Charge’ Review: Believe It or Not, She Really Did All of This
Tribeca 2024: An overpowering documentary about the fashion icon who once reinvented the dress and repeatedly reinvented herself
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‘Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution’ Review: Netflix Doc Is an Epic Chronicle of Trailblazing Queer Stand-Up
Tribeca 2024: An ambitious, informative film unites Lily Tomlin, Margaret Cho, Sandra Bernhard, Robin Tyler and many more
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‘Linda Perry: Let It Die Here’ Review: Iconic ‘What’s Up’ Musician Screams From the Top of Her Lungs
Tribeca 2024: Don Hardy directs an intensely vulnerable documentary about Perry’s life and career
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‘The Watchers’ Review: Ishana Shyamalan’s Debut Is Big on Talk, Low on Shock
Dakota Fanning stars in a supernatural thriller with an unnatural emphasis on exposition and rules
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‘Longing’ Review: Richard Gere Investigates His Dead Son in an Off-Putting, Uncomfortable Remake
Diane Kruger costars in a creepy film about creepy attachments that doesn’t seem to know how creepy it is
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‘Tuesday’ Review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Kills It in Grim Modern Fable
Daina O. Pusíc’s debut feature is a magical, melancholic tale of Death personified.
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‘Summer Camp’ Review: Diane Keaton and Kathy Bates Revisit the Glory Days in Low-Stakes Comedy
Alfre Woodard, Eugene Levy and Dennis Haysbert costar in this breezy “reducing of age” film
